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	Podcast:		Global Health - Audio
	Episode:		Safety on the New Silk Road: Assessing Kazakhstan’s Highways
	Category:		Science & Medicine
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	Publish Date:		2017-06-16 09:00:00
	Description:		Asia’s infrastructure push offers opportunities to minimize road accidents, which cost many developing countries 2-5 percent of GDP each year. That’s particularly true in Kazakhstan, which is a keystone for regional connectivity initiatives, from the UN’s Asian Highway Network to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Please join us for the launch of a new CSIS Reconnecting Asia report, "Safety on the New Silk Road: Assessing Kazakhstan’s Highways," and expert discussion about how better infrastructure can improve road safety and regional connectivity. Opening Remarks by: Dr. John J. Hamre CSIS President and CEO A special message from: Lord George Robertson Former Secretary General of NATO Chairman, FIA Foundation Introduction by: Matthew P. Goodman William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy An expert panel moderated by: Jonathan E. Hillman Director of the Reconnecting Asia Project Featuring: Georges Bou-Saab Fellow, International Road Federation Brendan Halleman Vice President, Europe & Central Asia International Road Federation Marc Shotten Program Manager Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) The World Bank Rochelle Sobel Founder and President Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) Hosted by CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy, with generous support from Caterpillar Inc. and Bechtel Group. RECONNECTING ASIA is a CSIS project that maps new linkages—roads, railways, and other infrastructure—that are reshaping economic and geopolitical realities. For inquiries please contact Maesea McCalpin.
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